Lets not get too upset about early drones. Strong colonies,
especialy when the winter is mild with many warm days will produce
drones pretty early. I think what Dr. Connor wants us to look for
(correct me if I'm wrong Larry)are colonies with drones that should have
been workers. That is the egg was laid in a worker cell, but turned out
to be a drone, because the queen ran out of sperm and the egg was not
fertilized. These drones may be smaller than a normal drone. Examine
some comb and look for "bullets" or "puff brood" (drones in worker
cells).